GrumpyOldMan
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While I’m sure that was written slightly tongue-in-cheek, keep in mind that that A+ goes from 50,000 to 100,000 while all DRs below fit inside 0 - 50,000. The skill spectrum from low A+ to high is quite the step upwards.Bah! If you're an A+, then challenge yourself! Be competitive in a different car, to prove just how skilled you really are.
Anyway, for me in daily A this week it took to race #20 for me to lose the CRB for the first time. 19 in a row with that Lambo on Monza with such an unpredictable bunch of drivers. Pretty proud of that even though I’m taking it really coolio.
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1 - That is a BS penalty really. Like you say in real life they wouldn’t be pulling up cars for shortcutting. I can only assume PD have draw the boundary lines wrong maybe? Anyway will defo be careful going out there again.
2 - Yeah could be a tiny bit of tyre on the road. Mainly used that just to kinda show off the first pen.
3 - After watching it a few times yes technically I did overtake the silver car in the corner under yellows, but it’s just annoying as I was just ahead before all the yellow flag stuff happened. As for the silver car they didn’t get a penalty. Was just me out of the 3 cars. Annoying but oh well, move on the next race.
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That's what the alt accounts are for! Once you reach a certain point in A+, there is very little time left on the table that comes from the way you drive.Bah! If you're an A+, then challenge yourself! Be competitive in a different car, to prove just how skilled you really are.
There does come a point where the deficit of a car outweighs the deficit of skill, if a car is losing me 0.2s a lap - that's meaningless below A but when the margins are tighter, it can be the difference between 1st and last in qualifying, and worth a few seconds in a race (a lot when it's a sprint).
Not that it matters much to me anyway! I'm all up in Race C this week. Those types of cars are my bread and butter.
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- Stilva
More fun at Road Atlanta this evening. I haven't improved my qualifying time so I'll work on that tomorrow. I'm still top half of the grid on starts, but that extra little bit would help tremendously.
On to the races then. Race 1, I'm in a room with @Talon16 and we exchange pleasantries. I'm P4 on the grid and after lap 1 we create a huge gap between us and the rest of the field. They are way out in front of me, but I manage to catch up and pass for the lead after they mysteriously slow down and lose pace for some reason.
Anyway, I hold on to take the win and hold off Talon after I make some wild saves to keep it on track. We manage to get a 14 second gap to P3. Clean race bonus as well so that was cool to get.
Race 2 has me P6 on the grid and everyone survived turn 1 but I do get shoved aside going in to turn 2 I just concede the spots. And I gain them right back after making a pass in the double right hand turn and I see a bunch of cars get sideways in my radar so I have a decent gap back to P5. But more small mistakes that add up like an off track penalty and going deep on some turns makes me lose 2 spots to finish P7 in the end. I'm still happy with the result, but it could have been better. The leaders and myself manage to put a driver a lap down. They later do donuts on the straight going to the chicane on the final lap which was a distraction to say the least.
Still having fun so far with the only real semi dirty move from where the driver shoved me aside to make a pass. I did figure out how to do the final chicane, but I need to work on getting it correct every time I go through there. I did see a livery modeled after the Daytona USA arcade game and that put a big smile on my face. Still need to clean up my lines going forward, but I'm fine with my performance so far this week.
On to the races then. Race 1, I'm in a room with @Talon16 and we exchange pleasantries. I'm P4 on the grid and after lap 1 we create a huge gap between us and the rest of the field. They are way out in front of me, but I manage to catch up and pass for the lead after they mysteriously slow down and lose pace for some reason.
Anyway, I hold on to take the win and hold off Talon after I make some wild saves to keep it on track. We manage to get a 14 second gap to P3. Clean race bonus as well so that was cool to get.
Race 2 has me P6 on the grid and everyone survived turn 1 but I do get shoved aside going in to turn 2 I just concede the spots. And I gain them right back after making a pass in the double right hand turn and I see a bunch of cars get sideways in my radar so I have a decent gap back to P5. But more small mistakes that add up like an off track penalty and going deep on some turns makes me lose 2 spots to finish P7 in the end. I'm still happy with the result, but it could have been better. The leaders and myself manage to put a driver a lap down. They later do donuts on the straight going to the chicane on the final lap which was a distraction to say the least.
Still having fun so far with the only real semi dirty move from where the driver shoved me aside to make a pass. I did figure out how to do the final chicane, but I need to work on getting it correct every time I go through there. I did see a livery modeled after the Daytona USA arcade game and that put a big smile on my face. Still need to clean up my lines going forward, but I'm fine with my performance so far this week.
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In Quali this is the only availabe braking point. It is sticked to the fence. In race exactly at the 200mt there is also an advertising sign on the ground
Much better now. 160 is still my limit, but at least I'm more consistently there.
Thanks
Yesterday I had 2 Race C. They were quite funny.
Most of the people were quicker than me, but some of them were also too aggressive in the overtakes or too error prone. Few of them were slower.
I approched the race thinking about avoiding troubles and stay safe. Never tried a savage move, and more focused on the racing line to overtake on the straights.
I'm happy to see that my skill of following people without being distracted too much by the close actions is improving . The ceiling is still very far, but it's a bit closer now.
In race 1 I spent couple of laps overtaking and being overtook by a spanish guy. He was overall faster then me, but for some reason he was not able in that bit of race to run away.
We had very clean actions quite everywhere, including the S. That made my day
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Yea, not sure what happened there... I think my car had an ignition issue and wouldn't accelerate for like eight seconds but then magically started working again.
Driving around alone for 20 mins is boring; thanks for keeping it interesting. 
So I signed up for one of the Manu races last night at the last second, not really caring since there is no DR/SR to be had or lost. I haven't raced in the rain in months, but wanted the credits. This was on the 2 account as the 1 account I'd likely be a liability. Couldn't decide between Chevy and Jag but ended up signing with Chevy and got in a few laps of wet practice before quali. Wasn't having my best runs and qualified P6. By the end of lap one, I was P9 due to being a little apprehensive in the wet laps. But, by the time the checkers dropped I finished P2. All the racing was very clean as well. That was pretty fun and will likely be doing another if I can find the time on Saturday.
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So I decided to hop on last night and have a bash at a couple of dailies, and the Gr.4 at Fuji took my fancy. I opted for the Atenza, having had good experiences with it there in the past (the past being GT Sport!). I didn't have a lot of time for a Q lap, only just managing a low 1:46 flat, so I was dropped in at 14th of 16 for my first run, the two guys behind me both having MUCH slower Q times (1:50 and 1:52).
And then the race began. What a mess!! It's very clear I need to do more daily races if I want to be any good at them! So much side-by-side bashing and T-boned an Alfa and a WRX by mistake, misjudging the turning point... After an epic start, overtaking 3 cars around the outside of the first turn, and climbing to 8th on the first half of the lap I was smacked with 5s penalty (for the altercation with the WRX) and found myself 18s adrift of 1st, in 15th at the end of the first lap! From there though, I calmed my nerves down and cleaned up my driving substantially, keeping the remainder of the race almost completely clean. Eventually I settled for 13th and reset my head.
I had enough time for a few Q laps between races, so got my time down to a low 1:45.2 (I think) which put me in 5th on the grid for my next race. Again, the first turn was good to me and I was up to 4th straight away, having some good tussles with a Monster-liveried 155 as well as a standard-looking one. At the end of lap 3, I was sitting in 3rd and that 155 must have consumed too much Monster, running way deep and giving me an open door for 2nd place. I held on and took the silver, about 6s behind the guy in 1st who never set a foot wrong...
Fun times! If only they had increased the payout for Race B like they have for Race A... But I might have to have another few races tonight, because it was fun!
And then the race began. What a mess!! It's very clear I need to do more daily races if I want to be any good at them! So much side-by-side bashing and T-boned an Alfa and a WRX by mistake, misjudging the turning point... After an epic start, overtaking 3 cars around the outside of the first turn, and climbing to 8th on the first half of the lap I was smacked with 5s penalty (for the altercation with the WRX) and found myself 18s adrift of 1st, in 15th at the end of the first lap! From there though, I calmed my nerves down and cleaned up my driving substantially, keeping the remainder of the race almost completely clean. Eventually I settled for 13th and reset my head.
I had enough time for a few Q laps between races, so got my time down to a low 1:45.2 (I think) which put me in 5th on the grid for my next race. Again, the first turn was good to me and I was up to 4th straight away, having some good tussles with a Monster-liveried 155 as well as a standard-looking one. At the end of lap 3, I was sitting in 3rd and that 155 must have consumed too much Monster, running way deep and giving me an open door for 2nd place. I held on and took the silver, about 6s behind the guy in 1st who never set a foot wrong...
Fun times! If only they had increased the payout for Race B like they have for Race A... But I might have to have another few races tonight, because it was fun!
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Had a pretty epic Race C yesterday. In a B lobby I went from 15th (last) to 2nd in the first lap without making a real pass...
That is the most chaos I have ever seen; carnage everywhere.
That is the most chaos I have ever seen; carnage everywhere.
GrumpyOldMan
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Yes, it was slightly tongue-in-cheek, and I appreciate you taking it in the spirit it was intended. With that said, I honestly had no idea about the A+ spectrum! Thanks for the education, and the new awe I hold for true "aliens" - it's more than just an A+.While I’m sure that was written slightly tongue-in-cheek, keep in mind that that A+ goes from 50,000 to 100,000 while all DRs below fit inside 0 - 50,000. The skill spectrum from low A+ to high is quite the step upwards.
I was thinking the same thing.
Yeah, after I posted that, I got to thinking that was probably the case. As a low B, my race lap times (incidents notwithstanding) can vary by a second or more sometimes. It got me to thinking about how good people can really get in the game. I'll get better, but that kind of precision is awful hard to imagine.
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Just out of curiosity.... I read here and there "I run against you", "I saw you in my lobby" , ....
Is it just random? Is it because the more you belong to an high driving rate, the small is the group you compete against?
Or there are other ways to improve the probability to meet each other?
Thanks
Is it just random? Is it because the more you belong to an high driving rate, the small is the group you compete against?
Or there are other ways to improve the probability to meet each other?
Thanks
GrumpyOldMan
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I had that happen in a race b a week or two ago. It was hysterical. I just stayed out of the carnage, and slid into P2 at the last turn when P2 & 3 knocked each other around.Had a pretty epic Race C yesterday. In a B lobby I went from 15th (last) to 2nd in the first lap without making a real pass...
That is the most chaos I have ever seen; carnage everywhere.
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Just had a race with @bone_tone (I was incognito on my son's account) when I was about to pass on the finish line he unghosted and I drove off not to hit him.
Wasn't his fault, I just didn't want to make my self look bad.....
Wasn't his fault, I just didn't want to make my self look bad.....
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You should have said hello! Very rare that I get to race anyone from this forum.
That must have been the race where I got rammed off going up the hill by the guy who didn't like me overtaking him for P1 - he only got to P1 by ramming off it's previous occupant!
Some rough driving this afternoon (not from you though!) - bit of frustration creeping in as more people are starting to get to grips with the car/track combination, and passes are harder to come by!
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I set a QT yesterday and it puts me in the middle of the fray where everyone is driving as if the track was empty.
I noticed your name as the race started so didn't get to say hi. Typed after race but you where gone.
I passed you because you either spun at the exit of the chicane or got pushed, when I came up behind you where ghosted going down towards the finish line.
Well, I jumped on my main to see if we could meet again but you had left.
So took another on my alt. So 3 different races on 3 different accounts
I noticed your name as the race started so didn't get to say hi. Typed after race but you where gone.
I passed you because you either spun at the exit of the chicane or got pushed, when I came up behind you where ghosted going down towards the finish line.
Well, I jumped on my main to see if we could meet again but you had left.
So took another on my alt. So 3 different races on 3 different accounts
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They really just released Road Atlanta and forgot about it - it has 3 events in singleplayer, was used for 1 daily, and now it's gone! I was very surprised they didn't utilise it for GTWS.
It would be nice if A or B was here instead. It would be neat to tackle it in different cars because the Mazda TC to start was an unorthodox approach (compared to what people are used to). A GT3 sprint round there for Race B would be different enough from this weeks C to keep it fresh.
Oh well, we always have the week after.
It would be nice if A or B was here instead. It would be neat to tackle it in different cars because the Mazda TC to start was an unorthodox approach (compared to what people are used to). A GT3 sprint round there for Race B would be different enough from this weeks C to keep it fresh.
Oh well, we always have the week after.
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The lambo is competitive against the alfa gang, I been doing ok in that last couple of daysBah! If you're an A+, then challenge yourself! Be competitive in a different car, to prove just how skilled you really are.
I thought I didn't like gr4, I've found it's quite good on the dailies when I've used them
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Always a good time racing someone on this forum. You got to see the full chaos that I'm capable of on a track. And I wonder why I'm still in B rank with my skills... Even if you weren't there, I still would have had that win as I was so far ahead.Yea, not sure what happened there... I think my car had an ignition issue and wouldn't accelerate for like eight seconds but then magically started working again.
Totally random. I usually get matched with the B rank members here as that's where I've been stuck at forever. Most of everyone has their PSN name listed somewhere, so just keep an eye out.
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I tried them. All the cars I prefer are not competitive. I don't like the 4wd dominance.
Every single time I tried it's absolutely boring. Hard braking, early gas. No finesse, and everyone has to run the very same line to be in any way in the competition.
GTS had pretty OK BoP, good in Gr 3 and ok for tyre wear and fuel racesin gr 4, they would be balanced because the higher weight if the 4wd wore the tyres faster.
Now there's absolutely no balance.
